Drafting standards
The rules for the structure and drafting of documents intended to become International Standards, Technical Specifications or Publicly Available Specifications are described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards. As far as practicable, the rules also apply to documents intended to become Technical Reports or Guides. They are intended to ensure that such documents are drafted in as uniform a manner as practicable, irrespective of the technical content. The technical requirements for the submission of text and graphics are also provided, together with the ISO templates, the ITSIG exchange DTD, and a range of boilerplate texts.
- ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (5th ed.)
- Normative references cited in the ISO/IEC Directives (login required)
- Guidelines for the preparation and submission of texts
- Guidelines for the preparation and submission of graphics
- ISO templates
- Boilerplate texts (standard texts for forewords, introductory texts, etc.)
- ITSIG exchange DTD
For the procedures for the technical work, see the ISO/IEC Directives and ISO supplement.